Record card punching machine



Sept. 27, 1966 H. c. -FELDER ETAL 3,275,234

REcoRD cARD PUNGHNG MAcHNB 7 Sheetssheet 1 origina1 Fi1ed oct. 25 1962Sept. 27, 1966 H. c. FELDER ET AL 3,275,234

REcoRD cAED PUNGHING MAcHINB 7 SheetSSheet 2 origina1 Fi1ed oct. 25 1962H. c. FELDER ETAL 3,275,234

RBcORD CARD PUNcHNG MAcHN Sept. 27, 1966 7 SheetSSheet 5 Sept. 27, 1966H. c. FELDER ET AL 3,275,234

RECORD cARD PUNCHING MAGHNE 7 SheetSSheet 4 origina1 Fi1ed oct. 25 1962SepL 27, 1966 FELDER ETAL 3,275,234

REcoRD cARD PUNCHING MAcHINB 7 SheetSsheet 5 origina1 Fi1ed oct. 25 1962Se t. 27. 1966 H. c. FELDER ETAL BEcoRD cARD PUNcHING MAcHINB 7SheetsSheet 6 origina1 Fi1ed oct. 25 1962 tfonS aS appHed o the diagfaInof FI(}. 8. In the eighfy c()IUITln nlatfix the cofeS afe affanged fnefghfy colunlnS of fvvelve each, and the oo111fnnS lafe not dfvided intouppef and 1ovvof gfoupS of SiX cofes each aS vvas the caSe vith theninety colunln InaffiX. The fecofding and fead ing lines in the coluInnWiSe of Y difeotion fnay thus be confbined and fepfeSented by a Singleline 98. ()no end of thiS line iS conneoted in pafalle1 fo an1pefs Vt1and vSZ. Tho othef end of this line loadS fo fhe fecofding cofnfnnfatofKS1o which fece-ives itS inpuf ffom the fecofding anplifief vS1. Thofeading cofnfnIlfafof IL1(Z is connected in pafaHel vvith the fecofdingcoInfn11tatof KS1o, and the fe-Wfite commutatof KL3o of vvhich fhefe iSonly one in thiS efnbodiInent since the cofes afe not affanged fnsepafate gfonpS of Six each, iS vVifed by vvay of a pIugboafd 97o. Thefecofding and feading lineS 87, 90 in the fovV-vviSe of X difection afeWvifed if1 the San1e fTlannef aS afe those of the ninety ooluInnenTbodin1ent. The Same 11 oldS tflle fof the biaS line 1o passingthfough al1 of fhe cofes of fhe n1atfix. In addition Sifni1af Ifleansafe pfovided fof pfeventing an oveflap of the focofding of feadingcycles at the sanTo oo111ffln, Said neanS iffclllding aS Shown in 1 IG.12 a ooIffff111tafof ISZfz dfiven in synchfoniSm vith the fe oofdingcon1n111tafof ISlo and a coInnlutatof IL2o dfiven in SynchfoniSn1 vviththe foading con1fnutatof IL1o, theSe being conneoted sefially that vvhenbhe fead ing cofnfnutatof is only one step ahead of the fooofdingooInfflutatof Cifcllit Will be cofnplefed fof blocking the fecofdingopefation,

T11e pfoceSS of fecofding of feading iS SilT1ilaf to that hefetobefofedescfibed in oonnection vvith fhe ninety column embodnent. fIowevef,since the same ne iS uSed fof both opefations, bhe U an1pHnefS which afeeffective fof a fespoctive one of the opefations nfuSt be b1ocked fofthe opposite opefation, i.e., an1plifief vU1 is o efated and aInplifiefVUZ blocked dufing a feoofdin g opofation, Whefeas VUZ iS opefated andvU1 fs blocked dUIfng a feading of cleafing opefatfon. The tfiggef T1,aS in fhe case of the ninety ooluInn en1bodfInent, Conffoned byInultivibfatof M3 of M1, fespectively, opefates to fevefSe the am HersvU1, VUZ.

While thefe flaS been Shown and deScfibed What afe fegafded aS pfefoffedefnbodifnents of the invention, it Should of co11fSe be fealized thatchangeS in foffI1 oonld be Inade vfthoI1t depa fting ffoff1 the spifitof the inven tion, and it iS thefefofe infended fhat the invenffoffS benot 1ifflitedto fhe exact fofnfS hefein shown a.nd descfibed flof toanything lesS than the Whole of the invention as hefeinbefofe set fofthand aS flefeinaftef claiIned,

/hat We clai=n1 aS nevv and dosife fo SecUfe by LettefS Patent is= 1- Ina keyboafd oonffolled nTchine fof punching a fecofd cafd ooluInn bycoluInn, a punching nlechaniSn1 cycHCaHy opofable fof peffofating afecofd column, nleans fof feodfng fecofds thfongh safd pUnching mechaI1iSfn, a nlenlofy having a plufalfty of addfeSSable loca tionS fofstofing data entofed ffon1 said keyboafd, nleanS fof feading Saidn1e*ff1()fy in Sequential locationS to Solec tively oontfo1 the Unchesof said punohing Inechanisff1, and o11tpUt Steppef fneans coupled toSaid feading Ineans and Said feeding eanS fof dffving safd feedingfneanS intefnlittently in Ste S to advance the cafd colun1n by coluff1nto said ponching nleohanisIn in synchfoniSm With the Sequentialopefatfon of Said feading o1eanS.

2. The invention accofding fo claiIT1 1 vVhefein said outpUt steppoffneanS includeS a dfiving Inen1bef coupled to a continnoI1Sly fotatingShaft and a dfiven Inefnbef oonpled to Said feeding ffleaflS, and can1IneanS cafffed by said dfiving membef fof pefiodicany a-Ccelefating anddecelefating Said dfiven menTbef.

3. The inventioI1 accofding to clain1 1 Whe fein said n1eInofy iS a.n1agnetfc oofe n1affix having a plIlfality of colun1ns, and eooh of SaidcoILffnnS iS -a Sepafate location in Said memofyi 4. Tho inventionoccofding to claln1 3 vvhefein Said feading IneanS inclndeS individnalleadS fof each oolltffln of said fnafffX, and a commntatof dfiven bySaid outpnt Steppef fneans fof SooceSSively connecting Said leads to afeading cffcuit.

5. I he invenffon aocofding to clafIn 3 including fecofd ing Ineans fofeffecting the Sfofage of keyboafd genefafed dafa in Said rfflatfix, andinput Steppef fneanS opefating in synchfoniSn1 vvith Said keyboafd fofStepping said feCofd ing fneanS to Stofe data coluInn by co'luInn insaid n^laffiX.

o. The invention accofding to clafIT1 5 vvhefein Said fecofding n1eanSiflclI1des individI1al fecofdinJg leads fof each oolun1n of saidnlatfix, and oofnfnutafof dfiven by Said inp11t Ste Pef fneanS fofsncceSSively connecting Said fecofding leadS t() a fecofding cifcuit.

7. The invention accofding to claiIn o vvhefein each fecofding line fsaSSociated vvith a gToup of Cofes coffesponding to one fecofd colufnnand vvhefein said Inatfix iocllldos indfvidual foading 1ines eachaSSociated vvith the cofes of fvvo gfoups and effective in outputopefaffoI1s fof Siff111taneoI1Sly feading fhe data Stofed in the cofeSof both gfoupS,

8. The invention accofding to claiIn 7 including a coIn fnutatof dfivenby Said oLltput step ef fneans fof suc ceSSively connecting Said feadinglinoS to a feading cifcuft.

9. The invention accofding to olaiff1 2 Whefein the dfiving connoctionbetvfeen Said dfiving fnen1bef and Said dIiven fIlefnbef iI1cludeS adfiven wofn1 Wheel aI1(1-dfiving vvofff1 geaf, Said wofm geaf beingaxfally Shiftable ondef the inf1uence of said caIn IneanS fofaccelefafing and decelefating Said vofn1 WheeL 10. The inventionacoofding to clain1 9 Whefoin Said can1 n1eanS and Said vVofIn geaf afecafffed by a bushing fotatably dfiven by Said shaft and aXfaHy shiftabIefela tive thefofo, Said oam n1eanS CooPefating vvitf1 otationafy guideSfof iInpafting the aXial Shiffing ff1()vefflent to Said buS'hing.

11. The invention a ccofd iflg to claiIn 10 vvhofein the pitch of oaidoan1 IneanS fof effectff1g fhe S=hifting of Said bushing in thedooelefatiffg difection is equal to the pitch of Said woffn eaf, Whefebythe dIiving impetus effected by the fotation of Said vvoffn geaf isoffset to cause a tefnp`ofafy stop ing of said dfiven wofm wheeL 12. II1a keyboafd contfolled Inachine fof punching a fecofd cafd colufnn byoolllffln, a pIInchfflg n1echaniSn1 Seleotively opefable fof peffofatinga fecofd colufnn, Ineans fof feeding focofd cafdS thfough Said punchingfnechanfSn1, a LTflagIleffc cofe Inatfix fof teInpofafily stofing thedata fo be punohed, input Steppof fnoanS actfvated Undef conffol of saidkeyboafd fof addfesSing individual co111InnS of Said nlatfix foffecofding thefein dIlfing input opefatfons, output Steppef neanS fofaddfeSSing individual collln1nS of Said n1atfix iI1 step vvith thepaSSage of Safd fecofd oafd thfough Said ponch fTlecflanisff1 in outputopefatfonS, nleanS fof genefating focofding pulSeS effoc tive fofswffching Selecfed cofeS of Safd fnatfix in an fnput opefation, Iffea11sfof genefatiIfg feading pulSes effoctive fof fevefSing iI1 outputopefations the cofeS Svvitched dufing aI1 inpnt opefation to pfoduce afead-out pulSe, and oleanS actfvated dufing the tin1e of a feading pulsefof inteffuptfng any SffI1]Jltanool1Sly genefated fecofding I)t11Sowhefeby fespective coll1Inns of Said Inatfix fnay be fecofded in andfoad ffom at fhe Same tifne.

13. The invention a ccofding to olaifn 12 iffclllding n1eanS fofpfevenfing fhe oveflap of an inpflt opefation and an output opefation inthe Sane column of said fnatfix conlpfiSing, a b1ocking cofnfnutatofdfiven by Said input steppef IneanS and a blocking cofnnotatof dfiven byoaid output Steppef nleans, Said cofnn111tatofs befng sefially connectedto oon1plete a cifcuit fof disabling said inpot Step ef IneanS vvflef1the oufput dfiven con1fnutatof is one step ahead of said inpot dfivef1commutatof.

14. The invention aooofding fo olan 1Z including indf oatof lT1eaflS fofdiSp1aying the ColUn1naf poSffion of Said input steppef n1eanS, Saidindfoafof nleafls coInpffsing a pane1 of unitS ofdof digit tubeS, apanel of tens ofdef digit tllbes, and ooInnutatoT Ineans dTiven by Saidinpllt Steppef n1eanS fof enefgizing in Suocession the tubeS of Said11nits oTder panel upon each Stepping of Said input steppef neanS andthe tubeS of Said tens ofdef panef aftor ten steppingS of Said inputSteppeT IneaS.

l The invention accofding to olaiIn 12 vvhefein each feoofding pulSe iSfed ovof a coluII1n-Se Tecording lead and a TowziSe Tecofding lead toiointly effoct fhe Svvifch ing of a cofe diSposod of the interSecfion ofSaid leadS aIld in o1uding Tevvfite Ineans fof felaying the roado11tpulse pToduced by the feverSing of a cofe to the fow-vviSe Te cordingJead for tfle SaIIle oofe, Said fevvfite mleans opef ating fosiII1I11taneollsly generate a pulse in tho colun1n vvise fecofding leadfor said oore to effoot iointly vvith a Tead-out puISe the Teturn ofSaid cofe fo a svvitched con dition.

16. The invention ocoording to Clain1 15 vvhefein the pI11SeS generatedby Said Tevvfite I1eanS are CafTied f() said colun1n-vvise recordingleads thTough a fevvfite coInmu tafof dfiven by Said output Step efIneanS.

17l The invention aocoTding bo clain1 16 vvhefein said re vVfitecon1InUtatof iS connected to Said co1unnvviSe fe coTding leadS thfough oplugboaTd Seftable fo solect the coluInns of Said InatrD( i11 vvhichTevvfiting iS to be eectod.

18. In a keyboaTd controHed n1achne for punching a fecofd card colun1nby oolun1n, a punching n1echaniSn1 cyclically opefable fof peffofating arecofd colun1n, a n1agnetic cofe IIlatfix for StoTing the data to bepunched in Said Teoord InedillIn by said punching IneohaniSIT1, aTecofding lead fof eaCh oolun1n of Said Inatfix, a fecofding lead fofeach fovv of Said InatfiX, Inoans contTolled by Said keyboaTd foTgenefating Teoofding pulseS in Said TovvwiSe and coluInnviSe leads fofSwitching a cofe diS poSed at the intersection of said leads dUTing anin Ut opefation, a Teading lead foI each Colun1n of Said InatfiX, IneanSfof genefating feading pulSes effective fof feveTSing in outpIItoperation fhe coreS Svvitched dllfing input op eTationS to pfodUce afeadout ptllse, aInplifying nleanS for tranSIT1itting pulSeS of1fedeteTInined polafity to Said colI1Inn vviSe fecording leads dofinginput opeTations, and cleafing IneanS activated at the staTt of an inpntoPera fion fo1 teInpofarily delaying said Tecofding pulSe gen efatingIneanS and for sffnultaneo11Sly feveTSing said aInplifier IneanS So aSto tranSIT1it fhough a co111fnn vViSe Tecofding lead a pulSe of polarityopposite fo that of said feoofding pI11Se, Vvhereby any data Sfofed in acoIufnn is efaSed priof to the geneTation of a feoofding pulSe fo1 theInatrix coluInn.

19. 1 f1e invention acoofding to claiIn 18 inolIlding blocking Ineanscontrolled by Said cleafing IneanS fof inhibiting any readout pUISegenefated by the activation of Said oleaTing IT1eanS 20. In a TecofdpfooeSSing Tnachine having a nag azine for containing a pluTality offecordS in Stacked foTInation, n1eanS fof transpoTting a Tecofd along afeed path, and neanS fof adv ancing the boftoIn Tecofd of Said Stackinto said feed path, Inechanisn1 fof feceiving fecoTdS ffon1 Said feedpath and fof Sfacking the TecoTds in Sequential ofdef TevefSe to theifofiginal ofder vvhen stacked in said ITlagaZine, Said InechaniSn1conlpfising a yieldable fetainer in the fofIn of a Teoofd Teceptaclehaving a bed poTtion foI su pofting the TecofdS along one edge and abaokrest poftion foT Tetainin g the fecoTds 11pTight on the Said bedpoftfon, vofIn Tneans engageable vvith oppoSife edgeS of a fecofd foIfurning the fecofd into upfight position Telative to said bed poftionand ad vancing it along the bed poftion and into Sofface con tact wfthsaid backfeSt poftion, each succeeding Tecofd being advanced infos11rface contact vith the pTeceding TecoTd to thefeby accuInUlate insaid Tece tacle in stacked fofInation, and ITleanS fof guiding eachTecofd delivefed fTom Said feed path into edge engagement with Said WofmIneanS.

21. The invention accofding to claiIn 20 vvherein said l wofIn ITeansoon1prise a paiT of spifany fhfeaded wofIn IneInbefS diSpoSed alongoppoSite sideS of Said fetaineT, one of Said lnen1befs being thTeadedTeveTSely to and fo tated in a difectfon oppoSite to that of the otheT.

zZ. A data feoofdef conlofiSing, a feoord beafing TnoInbef fof holding apluTality of chafactef feSpTeSenta tions in the forn1 of a block ofinfofnation, TecoTding device, a keyboafd, a coincident cuffent n1en1ofyhaving a SepaTate chaTactef StoTage locatfon fof each chaTacfeT in ablock of infoTInation, Stepping II1anS ooupled to said ITl eTnory foTaddTessing Said IneInofy in Sequential locationS, n1eanS TeSponSive tothe SucceSSive actuation of the keyS on said keyboaTd fo tfanSInit thechaTacteTs Tepresented by Said Successive actuations to succesSiveStofage looationS in Said nleInory, n1eanS opeTative fof paSSing aidrecofd beaTing IneInbe1 1)aSt said fecoTding device, and Teadout TneanSOpefative duTing the oI)efa toin of the last naIned Inoans foftranSII1itting chafacteTS fo said Ieoofding device ffon1 SUcceSSivelocationS in Said IIleInoTy whefeby the block of infOTnlation StOTed insaid IIlen1ory is tfanSferfed to Said fecofd bearing Inediun1.

23. In a keyboard contfolled nlachine fof fecofding data on a fecofd indiscfete lines, a cyclically opeTable Tocofding IneChanisIn foTTecoTding a line of data cor feSponding to a chaTactef on Said TecoTd,Ineans fof feeding Said recofd through Said Tocofding InechanisIn, a1I1en10Ty having plurality of addfeSSable locationS fof Stofing lineS ofdata coffeSponding to chafactefS entefed ffoIn Said keyboaTd, IneanS fofTeading Said ffleII1oTy in SeqUential locationS to Selectively contfolSaid fecording nechanisIn, and outpot IneanS coupled to said Ineans foTTeading and Said nleans for feeding foT dfiving said fneanS for feedingin Synchfonisfn With the sequential opefation of said I11eanS foffeading.

24. In a keyboard contfolled Inachine fof fecofding data on a Tecofd indiScrete lines, a cyclicany opeTable feooTding TnechaniSIn foT Teoofdinga line of data cof TeSponding to a chaTactef on Said Tecord, Ineans fo1feed ing Said Tecord throngh said focoTding InechaniSIn, a lnagnetiocofe InatriX fnefnofy having a pluTality of addreSSable locationS fofStofing lineS of data coffeSponding to chafaofefS entofed ffofn Saidkeyboafd, fecofding neanS fof effecting the stofage of keyboardgeneTated data in Said InatfiX, an inpnt Ineans opofafing inSynchfonisnl vvith said keyboaTd fof contfoling Said neanS to storedata, col11Inn by colI1IT1n, in Said nlatTix, IneanS fof feading SaidInatfix coluInn by colI1Inn in Sequential locationS to selectivelyContfol Said fecofding InechaniSIT1, and output n1eanS coupled to saidIneanS fof feading and Said fneans fof feedin g fo1 dTiving Said fneanSfor feeding in SynchTonisnT vith the Sequenfial opefation of Said IneanSfof reading- 25. A data fecoTder con1pfiSing, a keyboard entfy de vicefof geneTating a plnTality of diffefent Signal gToupS, vvhefein eachgFoup Te1)TesentS a chafacted, a coincident c11Trent IneInoTy havingsepaTately addfeSSable Stofage locatfonS fof each of Said chaTactefS,addTeSS n1eans fof addfeSSing each of Said stofage locationS inSequential aScending ofdef, ITleanS coupling Said keyboard to saidIneIT1ofy fof tTanSfeTTing each of Said chaTactefs to a diffefentsequential location Specifed by Said addreSS Ineans and Ineans fofcontfolling said address Ineans to addresS Said Stofage locationS indescending ordef.

26. A data fecordef coInprising, a keyboard entfy de vice for genefatinga II1Ta1ity of diffeTent Signal groupS vvheTein each group fepreSentS aof1araoter, a coincident cI1ffent nTatfix IneInoTy oon1pfiSing aPlurality of ITlagnefizabfe coTeS, Said IneII1ofy having SepafafelyaddfesS- able storage looationS fof each of said chaTacterS, eachlocatfon coInpTising one line of cofes in the Inatfix, ad dfessingn1eans for addfeSSing eaoh of Said Stofage locationS in SequentialaScending ofdeT, Said addreSSing Ineans opefating in synchToniSn1 vVithSaid keyboard entfy de vice, recofding Ineans coupling Said keyboafdentry de vioe to said nleInofy fof fecofding each of Said chafactefs 13in a diffeTeI1t Sequential locafion in said Inen1ory speci ed by Saidaddressing IneanS and Ineans f()1 contToHing Said addTessing nleanS toaddreSS said Storage locationS in descending oTdef.

27. A data Tecorder conlprising, a fecoTd beaTing Inen1- be1 fof holdinga luTality of chafacter TepTeSentationS in the forn1 of a block ofinforIn atfon 11nits, a Tecofding. de vice, a keyboafd, a ooincidentcUTrent n1en1oTy having a sepafate charactef StoTage location foT eachchaTacteT in a block of infoTIT1ation Units, Stepping Tneans conpled tosaid n1enlory fo1 addTessing Said n1en1oTy iI1 SeqUential IocationS,IneanS reSponSive fo the S11cceSSive actnationS of the keyS on saidkeyboard to franSInit the chaTacteTS TepTeSented by said SUccesSiveactuations in SucceSSive Stofage locations in said IneTnofy, IneanSopefative for paSSing Said Tecord beafing membeT pSt Said recoTdingdevice, Tead-out nleanS Operative duTing the opeTation of the laStnaIned n1eans for tTanSrlitting chaTacterS to said Teoording device fromSucceSSive locationS in Said memofy WheTeby the block of infoTInationStofed in said n1emoTy is transfefTed to said recoTd beaTing Inediun1and Selec tiveIy operable eadin nleans actuated in synchToniSm vVithsaid readoI1t IneanS fol Teceiving the chafacterS Teadout ()f SaidIneInofy and TetuTning Selected oneS of Said characters back to thelocaon iI1 said memofy fTom vvhence they vVeTe read-ollt.

RefeTences Cifed by fhe EXaniner UNITED STATES PATENTS Z,647 81 4/ 1956GaTdino1 et a1. Z341Z8 2,926,730 3/1960 Greunke Z345S Z,964,2B8 1Z/1960King et aL Z34-S8 3,011,697 1Z/961 Baker Z341Z8 3 043 50l 7/196Z Pndelkoet aL Z3455 UNITED STATES PATENT 0FEICE CEBTIFICATE OF COBBECTION PatentNo 5,275,254 Se tembeT 27, 1966 HanS ChTistian FeldeT et a1 t 1S herebycertified that erOT appears in the above nnmbered pat ent requiTingcorrection and that the sa1d Iletters Patent should read as correctedbe10W.

Column 12 1ines 18 and 19 foT "o eTatoin" read o erat1on 1ine 45 foT"ContTolin said meanS" Tead controllin Said recOTding meanS 1ine 55, for"characted" read chaTacter n S1 ned and Sealed thiS Z6th da of Se tember1967.

(SEAL) DwABD 1. BRENNBB coInlni8sione1' of l atents EBNEST SWI1)EBAtteStiIIg officeT

1. IN A KEYBOARD CONTROLLED MACHINE FOR PUNCHING A RECORD CARD COLUMN BYCOLUMN, A PUNCHING MECHANISM CYCLICALLY OPERABLE FOR PERFORATING ARECORD COLUMN, MEANS FOR FEEDING RECORDS THROUGH SAID PUNCHINGMECHANISM, A MEMORY HAVING A PLURALITY OF ADDRESIBLE LOCATIONS FORSTORING DATA ENTERED FROM SAID KEYBOARD, MEANS FOR READING SAID MEMORYIN SEQUENTIAL LOCATIONS TO SELECTIVELY CONTROL THE PUNCHES OF SAIDPUNCHING MECHANISM, AND OUTPUT STEPPER MEANS COUPLED TO SAID READINGMEANS AND SAID FEEDING MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID FEEDING MEANSINTERMITTENTLY IN STEPS OF ADVANCE THE CARD COLUMN BY COLUMN TO SAIDPUNCHING MACHANISM IN SYNCHRONISM WITH THE SEQUENTIAL OPERATION OF SAIDREADING MEANS.